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Receta The Comfort of Apples: Healthy Citrus Beet and Apple Salad
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Ingredientes
- 2 bunches of beets (6 medium beets â about 1 1/2 pounds)
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 10 allspice berries
- 6 whole cloves
- Cooking spray or 1 teaspoon of olive oil
- 4 tablespoons of pine nuts
- 1/2 teaspoon of curry powder
- 1/4 teaspoon of salt
- 1 cup high quality olive oil
- 1 1/2 cup of unsweetened, grapefruit juice (fresh squeezed or bottled)
- salt and pepper to taste
- 6 small to medium apples (about 1 1/2 pounds)
- 2 cups diced red onion
- 2 avocadoes
- 1/2 pound of blue cheese, crumbled
- Total Fat 30.6g
- Saturated Fat 6.9g
- Sugars 13.6g
- Total Fat 20.2g
- Saturated Fat 2.7g
- Sugars 13.3g
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